The Great Leap

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to present the New York premiere production of The Great Leap, written by Lauren Yee and directed by Taibi Magar.

The Great Leap openis on Monday, June 4, 2018 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 17, 2018, Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company’s Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street). Previews begin Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

San Francisco, spring 1989. Manford Lum, locally renowned on the sidewalk basketball courts of Chinatown, talks his way onto a college team, just before they travel to Beijing for a “friendship” game. When they arrive, China is in the throes of the post-Cultural Revolution era, and Manford must juggle international politics and his own personal history.

The Great Leapwill feature scenic design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Tilly Grimes, lighting design by Eric Southern, sound design and original music by Palmer Hefferan, projection design by David Bengali, movement direction by Jesse Perez, and casting by Caparelliotis Casting: David Caparelliotis, CSA; Lauren Port, CSA; and Joseph Gery.